3:31 AM,
Mar. 31, 2013

A severed telephone is all that remained Saturday morning after a fatal accident on Ohio 309 killed a driver before sunrise.

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Marion Star staff report

Troopers are investigating a fatal crash along Ohio 309 on Saturday morning.

Travis Tron, 33, from Marion, was driving his 1993 Nissan Sentra west on Ohio 309 at 5:29 a.m., according to a release from the Ohio Highway Patrol. He missed a curve in the road, sending the car off to the left.

The car struck a mailbox and sheared an AEP utility pole before rolling onto its top, knocking down power lines. Some residents reported losing power. ...